Note: the totals here are derived only from entries matched to current parent companies. They are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome.
| Rank | Major Industry | Total Penalties  | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | financial services | $394,610,993,640 | 7,983 |
| 2 | pharmaceuticals | $122,763,032,518 | 1,301 |
| 3 | oil and gas | $56,243,846,277 | 6,784 |
| 4 | utilities and power generation | $48,575,166,983 | 3,177 |
| 5 | motor vehicles | $47,868,486,949 | 1,146 |
| 6 | retailing | $30,344,452,280 | 6,615 |
| 7 | chemicals | $26,905,133,066 | 5,504 |
| 8 | miscellaneous manufacturing | $26,252,064,453 | 2,131 |
| 9 | wholesalers | $25,563,874,442 | 1,126 |
| 10 | healthcare services | $23,849,011,292 | 14,102 |
| 11 | information technology | $18,278,389,795 | 453 |
| 12 | telecommunications | $14,361,845,589 | 1,304 |
| 13 | electrical and electronic equipment | $12,789,900,990 | 1,021 |
| 14 | diversified | $10,313,194,272 | 8,908 |
| 15 | aerospace and military contracting | $9,714,081,509 | 1,358 |
| 16 | miscellaneous services | $7,855,567,258 | 2,723 |
| 17 | medical equipment and supplies | $7,029,258,577 | 379 |
| 18 | automotive parts | $6,625,928,167 | 1,553 |
| 19 | business services | $4,830,979,049 | 1,294 |
| 20 | oilfield services and supplies | $4,645,188,570 | 726 |
| 21 | private equity (including portfolio companies) | $4,227,496,565 | 4,055 |
| 22 | food products | $4,180,486,544 | 4,443 |
| 23 | airlines | $4,030,908,805 | 3,362 |
| 24 | tobacco | $3,785,956,380 | 62 |
| 25 | building materials | $3,655,258,466 | 5,764 |
| 26 | freight and logistics | $3,170,956,934 | 2,568 |
| 27 | pipelines | $3,096,670,067 | 1,250 |
| 28 | construction and engineering | $2,981,320,197 | 1,899 |
| 29 | agribusiness | $2,867,219,927 | 1,456 |
| 30 | mining and minerals | $2,793,551,813 | 16,026 |
| 31 | household and personal care products | $2,325,158,747 | 363 |
| 32 | entertainment | $2,207,562,105 | 727 |
| 33 | media | $1,824,060,972 | 259 |
| 34 | metals | $1,638,472,986 | 2,488 |
| 35 | railroads | $1,462,123,081 | 9,162 |
| 36 | waste management and environmental services | $1,416,660,272 | 1,499 |
| 37 | miscellaneous energy products and systems | $1,170,379,050 | 662 |
| 38 | paper and packaging | $951,499,564 | 1,713 |
| 39 | restaurants and foodservice | $702,377,673 | 1,096 |
| 40 | real estate | $699,011,276 | 235 |
| 41 | housewares and home furnishings | $688,059,612 | 431 |
| 42 | beverages | $470,741,967 | 448 |
| 43 | apparel | $431,867,408 | 173 |
| 44 | heavy equipment | $408,261,197 | 354 |
| 45 | industrial equipment | $387,152,526 | 1,147 |
| 46 | hotels | $317,335,372 | 379 |
| 47 | paints and coatings | $242,623,895 | 152 |
| 48 | industrial services | $193,878,871 | 347 |
| 49 | information services | $20,007,684 | 16 |
